Curated OER
Chrysanthemum
Our uniqueness should be celebrated, not teased. The story Chrysanthemum addresses having a distinct name and dealing with different perceptions. Pre- and post-reading questions are listed to help your learners understand and make...
Curated OER
Picturing a Story
Young scholars view slides from the movie "Hoot" and discuss characters, setting and the caption. They identify where in the rise and fall of the plot this scene takes place. They brainstorm elements needed to create a story from a...
Curated OER
Letter Sound and Letter Combination Accuracy: Sound Matching Adjectives
Kindergartenrs explore English by analyzing images in a picture book. This lesson on the parts of speech calls for young learners to view a picture book in class and describe characters, settings and objects with adjectives. Then, as a...
National Gallery of Canada
Picture This!
Introduce your class to Inuit prints and use these artworks as inspiration for a printmaking activity. Pupils make stories to go along with the images and then come up with their own heroic moments to illustrate. They take moments from...
Staples Foundation For Learning
The President’s Desk
What stories can a desk paperweight and picture frame possibly tell us about the president of the United States? Pupils are transported to the desk of President John F. Kennedy through an engaging interactive site. The guide offers a...
Curated OER
Picture Prompt: the Treasure
These language arts worksheets present a picture and a space for the teacher to type a word list for the students to use in the story. Students write using the given word list related to the picture.
Curated OER
Picture Prompt: Birds and Kite
In this writing worksheet, students first examine a picture of 2 birds in a nest and a purple kite overhead. Students write a story about the picture. There is an empty box for a word list at the top.
Curated OER
Picture Prompt: The Letter G
In this writing prompt activity, learners examine a picture of things that begin with the letter g and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they provide...
Curated OER
Picture Prompt: The Letter T
For this writing prompt worksheet, students examine a picture of a turtle and tiger and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they provide copies of the...
Curated OER
Picture Prompt: The Letter S
In this writing prompt worksheet, students examine a picture of objects and items that begin with the letter s and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they...
Curated OER
Picture Prompt: The Letter Q
In this writing prompt worksheet, students examine a picture of objects and items that begin with the letter q and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they...
Curated OER
Picture Prompt: The Letter P
In this writing prompt worksheet, students examine a picture of things that begin with the letter p and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they provide...
Curated OER
Picture Prompt: The Letter Y
In this writing prompt worksheet, students examine a picture of things that begin with the letter y and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they provide...
Curated OER
Picture Prompt: Skunk And Bunny
In this picture prompt worksheet, students practice writing their own short story from being given a picture prompt of a skunk and a bunny. Students choose a few of their words from a word bank generated by the teacher.
Curated OER
Picture Prompt: Polar Bears
In this writing worksheet, students look at the picture of the polar bears and write a story or report based on the picture. There is a box labeled "Word Box" for the students to write a word bank.
Curated OER
Picture Prompt: Plants
In this writing worksheet, students study a picture of garden and forest trees and flowers and then write a story pertaining to the picture. There is a word box labeled for students to create a word bank.
Curated OER
Alphabet Picture Prompts: The Letter J
In this story starter worksheet, students complete the worksheet their teacher created for the letter J. Students write their own story based on the picture, sight words, spelling, or vocabulary words the teacher included.
Curated OER
Alphabet Picture Prompts: The Letter V
In this story starters worksheet, students write their own stories using the printable worksheet their teacher made for letter V pictures, sight words, spelling, or vocabulary words.
Curated OER
Alphabet Picture Prompts: The Letter L
In this story starters worksheet, students write their own stories using the printable worksheet their teacher made for letter L pictures, sight words, spelling, or vocabulary words.
Curated OER
What's in a Picture Book?
Students analyze Appalachian folktale picture books. They read and analyze various Appalachian picture books, answer discussion questions, and in small groups complete a handout, and write an essay analyzing the text and illustrations of...
Curated OER
Rhyming With Pictures and Words
Students investigate rhyming words. For this literacy lesson, students evaluate word pairs to discover rhymes. Students use a picture deck to rhyme words supplied by the teacher.
Curated OER
Creating Found Poetry From Picture Books
Students use picture books to identify poetic elements and word choice. They create a "found poem".
Curated OER
Christmas Word to Picture Matching
In this Christmas word/picture worksheet, students draw a line from the seven Christmas words listed on the left to the matching Christmas picture on the right side of the worksheet.
Curated OER
Picture Prompt: Valentine Gift
In this writing prompt activity, students examine Valentine's Day picture and then use the space provided to write a story regarding the picture. Teachers may add details the word list box before they provide copies of the worksheets to...